Toys That Teach: Holiday Gifts

3 years and up. Make an imaginary forest with the Woodland Trail Treehouse & Woodland Trail Accessory Set. This fun playset places an entire ecosystem at children's disposal. Children can use the Woodland Trail Accessory Set to make a multilayered forest in the Treehouse, or they can use the Woodland Trail Accessory Set to create an expansive forest with trees, animals, toadstools, and more! No matter what, this set will cultivate creativity and inspire imagination.

3 years & up. Help your child relieve anxiety, hyperactivity, and stress by encouraging them to bounce and balance on the Bouncy Board. Jumping and balancing in different positions on a Bouncy Board releases excess energy, boosting focus. Therapeutic sensory relief from purposeful movement is beneficial to all children who need to decompress and relax, including those with ADHD, autism, and sensory needs. Versatile, lightweight, and easy to carry, the Bouncy Board is perfect for home or in the… More »

2 years & up. Toddlers join Peppa and her family for a ride to the grocery store with the LEGO® DUPLO® Peppa Pig Supermarket! Children become one of the family as they drive to buy food in the iconic red car from the famous TV show. Packed with accessories, this set includes 4 figures; Peppa Pig, George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig. Also included are items from a real-world grocery store, such as the self-scan checkout, shopping cart, and freezer. Set includes 70 pieces. The supermarket… More »

3 years & up. Scandinavian design will move into the children's play kitchen with this modern Coffee & Tea Wooden Playset! The comprehensive play set for two people includes cups, plates, coffee spoons, a sugar bowl, a milk jug, and lots of toy foods such as coffee cream, a tea bag, blueberries, muffins, and drink discs made of wood. The integrated magnet function encourages active role play, as does the tray on which all of the yummy treats can fit. With this robust coffee and tea accessories… More »

3 years and up. Give dolls and dogs a home with the My First Toy Pet Stroller. This stroller will enable children to take dolls, stuffed animals, or other treasured friends on a walk around the neighborhood, from one room to another (in style!), or to any other place they want to go. The removable carrier also enables children to ditch the stroller and carry them up and down stairs. Measures 15.25"W x 24"H x 22.75"D.

3 years and up. Go camping without leaving the classroom! This Home on the Range Camping Set takes children to a place in the great outdoors where they can build a fire, roast hot dogs, or even chop wood. The set also comes with a cooking pot where children can prepare delicious fish and corn on the cob. The play experiences that this set provides will help children develop a deep appreciation for nature.

3 years & up. Who will accompany Ida the Hedgehog on the "Groovy Beats" Piano? This sturdy, electronic wooden piano makes a great impression with its great sound quality and cheery design. With a combination of natural wood, modern blue tones, and child-friendly motifs, this piano is an absolute eye-catcher. The included stickers can be stuck on the keys to support young musicians with their first songs. The absolute hit for young pianists! This children's piano promotes an understanding… More »

2 years & up. A doll wheelchair can help normalize the presence of disabilities in everyday life and foster acceptance and inclusivity from a young age. It shows children that everyone, regardless of physical ability, can be part of their imaginary world. Children are naturally curious about the world around them, and many want their toys to reflect the diversity of real life. Not only will the Wheelchair for Dolls enhance playtime, but it will also serve as a valuable educational tool, promoting… More »

3 years & up. Multiply making with this 62-Piece Set of MAGNA-TILES®. This set combines classic tiles and microMAGS tiles to give children different size options for their designs. Although it has a new twist, this set will still develop a host of important skills including building skills, spatial awareness skills, and shape recognition skills while captivating children with eye-catching colors and sharply contoured shapes - just like MAGNA-TILES® have been doing for almost 3 decades!

3 years & up. Perfect for every lover of trains, this is a great set for older children. Use the included storage box and lid within the tracks and use block pieces to build a town around the structure. Your little one will appreciate the added features of the fire department and firetruck and the airport with included airplane! Move the train, passengers, and cargo around the track with ease and play for hours. Easily clean pieces with a damp cloth. Includes 80 railway pieces.

3 years & up. It's time for a walk! Little ones will love taking their favorite 14" - 20" baby doll for a stroll in style with the Mon Grand Poupon Baby Doll Carriage. The handle height is adjustable from 14" to 29.5" to accommodate children as they grow. Carriage also features an adjustable hood, storage basket for baby's things, removable bassinet cover, and a matching nursery bag. When playtime is over, carriage folds easily for space-efficient storage. Carriage measures… More »

12 months & up. Let children run their own home with the Weebles My Smart House! With Luca and Remi, children can do a variety of things in the house, including flip off the bed, wobble along the balcony, or ride in the outdoor swing set. A smart speaker with over 30 sounds and songs heightens the level of sensory play, as children can accompany the Weebles' actions with sounds. Also, the fine motor skills that children will develop while having all this fun will benefit them as they get older!… More »

3 years & up. These anatomically-correct dolls raise awareness of diversity and inclusion with differing types of people, specifically hearing impairments, Down Syndrome, and eye impairments. The legs, arms, and head move to allow for realistic movements. Promote values of acceptance, equality, and integration within your learning center. Foster movement and body intelligence through the mastering of the clothing pieces. Through play with others, children develop language and social skills.… More »

3 years & up. This Color Crystal Block Set with Activity Cards can help children learn to fit shapes together and expand their understanding of spatial relationships, geometric vocabulary, and color recognition. This transparent acrylic block set features 17 different regular and irregular shapes in 5 translucent colors. These manipulatives will also spring to life when used with a light panel or in front of a sunlit window. The blocks create colorful streams of light and eccentric shadows.… More »

3 years and up. Send children off to a fun destination with the BRIO® Starter Travel Train Set. In addition to an engine car and a passenger car, this set includes classic wooden pieces that make a figure-8 track and a bridge and tunnel intersection. The set also comes with 2 figures (a conductor and a passenger) that will permit children to act out countless travel scenarios.

12 months & up. Build amazing constructions with the Magicube Magnetic - 24 Cube Set! With endless building opportunities, this set is ideal for encouraging problem solving and imagination. Perfect STEM toy for little learners, these eco-friendly recycled plastic cubes can be attached on any side, making building easy. The smooth edge design allows children to play without hurting themselves on sharp edges. Cubes are sized large, perfectly for small hands. Magnetic blocks are 100% waterproof,… More »

2 years and up. Younger children can look at themselves and the world around them with the My First Polydron Mirrored 16 Pc. Set. These stunning mirrored pieces are ideal for teaching reflection. Ideal for younger builders, these large, chunky pieces are easy to join together to create unique 2D and 3D models. All pieces are fully compatible with other My First Polydron Sets. Set includes 4 squares, 4 frame squares, 4 equilateral triangles, and 4 frame equilateral triangles. Pieces measure up to… More »

3 years & up. Facilitate STEM skill development with the Colorful Magnetic Tiles Geometry Pack. Featuring hexagons and triangles with a unique bevel design in 8 different hues, this pack encourages exploration of geometric concepts such as shapes, lines, angles, dimensions, and fractions and STEM concepts such as magnetism and color. Add this pack to other magnetic tile collections to create patterns, pyramids, dodecagons, mandalas, and so much more!

3 years & up. Engage children's senses and strengthen their memory while playing this nature-inspired version of a classic matching game. Pieces representing flowers, spider webs, ladybugs, turtle shells, eggs, pine cones and other naturally occurring materials children already relate to the outdoors, allow for easy recognition and recall during play. Over-sized, wood cookie bases will naturally wear over time, revealing cause and effect behaviors and natural evolution to children. Set includes… More »

10 months & up. This set of Stackable Rainbow Wooden Stars are ideal for loose parts play, or as an addition to sensory play centers. Help children foster problem solving, critical thinking, color identification, counting, sorting and stacking skills with these colorful, chunky shapes. Made of sustainably cultivated European beechwood, set of 21 stars come in 3 different sizes, various thicknesses, and 7 different colors. Rainbow Wooden Stars enhance fine motor skills as children count, sort,… More »

3 years & up. Time for some Magna-Tiles® fun down on the farm! The Magna-Tiles® Farm Animals building set features 25 farm themed magnetic pieces. Set features 4, unique, full-magnetic barnyard buddies and the first-ever magnetic fence pieces. Add this magnetic tile set to any Magna-Tiles® collection to create endless patterns or practice shape recognition. Set includes; chicken, horse, cow, pig, 10 fence pieces, and more! Made of food-grade ABS (BPA Free) plastic - free of phthalates and latex.

3 months & up. Introduce your little to the magic of sound with this colorful set of shakers! A simple turn creates a combination of sound and color that will captivate inquisitive minds. Watch and listen as a rainbow of colored beads cascade through the tube to recreate the gentle sound of falling rain. Measures 3.5"H x 2.25"D. Colors may vary.

3 years & up. Volcanic explosions, molten lava and hours of imaginative play are bursting from the Dino World set! Four, oversized, fully-magnetic dinosaurs navigate a rocky volcanic terrain that puts the steam in STEAM learning. Turn up the heat on screen-free fun and imaginative play possibilities with this fun and ferocious new addition to the Magna-Tiles® collection. Set features volcanic themed tiles and 4 dinosaurs; T-Rex, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, and Pteranodon with moving parts… More »

3 years & up. Picnicking can be done anywhere! This high-quality Picnic Basket Playset with foldable handles and a matching picnic blanket is the perfect companion for a trip to the countryside or the garden at home. Thanks to the tightly knit weaving, the basket is very robust, and the place settings for two picnic participants, picnic utensils, and toy food are all made out of sturdy wood. The orange and croissant are held together with hook-and-loop pieces. The inner lining is removable.… More »